The 10,000 metre speed skating event was part of the speed skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics programme. It was the last speed skating contest at this Games. The competition was held on Tuesday, 19 February 1952, at 10 a.m. Thirty speed skaters from 12 nations competed.
Medalists
Records These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1952 Winter Olympics.
World record 16:32.6(*) Hjalmar Andersen Hamar (NOR) 10 February 1952 Olympic record 17:24.3 Ivar Ballangrud Garmisch-Partenkirchen (GER) 14 February 1936
(*) The record was set on naturally frozen ice.
Four speed skaters were faster than the standing Olympic record. Hjalmar Andersen set a new Olympic record with 16:45.8 minutes.
Results
PlaceSpeed skaterTime 1 16:45.8 OR 2 17:10.6 3 17:16.6 4 17:20.5 5 17:25.5 6 17:30.2 7 17:34.0 8 17:36.8 9 17:39.2 10 17:41.5 11 17:44.2 12 17:49.6 13 17:52.8 14 17:53.0 15 18:02.4 16 18:08.7 17 18:09.0 18 18:10.6 19 18:20.8 20 18:20.9 21 18:22.8 22 18:24.4 23 18:25.5 24 18:27.4 25 18:44.2 26 19:04.2 27 19:07.1 28 19:13.6 — DNF DNF
Yoshiyasu Gomi fell once and Egbert van 't Oever fell twice. Ingar Nordlund and Johnny Werket gave up.
References
External links Official Olympic Report